Benshoff and Griffin point out, entertainingly and urgently, the false either-or 'thinking' that informs American attitudes toward sexuality and gender in real life and reel life "crucially so, for the huge chunk of citizens who believe they have never met 'a homosexual.' Gay-, lesbian-, and bi-themed films and characters are undeniably engaging "and often upsetting "but as this fun and riveting book makes clear, it's one thing to preach 'liberty and justice for all,' and another to practice it "on screen or in life., Replaces Vito Russo's The Celluloid Closet as the authoritative text on this subject. Understandably, a minority that mostly fails to identify and define itself will be 'explained' and misrepresented by others, especially its cross ill-wishers. For better or usually worse, motion pictures and the visual media are overly influential in defining who and what non-heterosexual people are. Benshoff and Griffin ably guide the avid reader through this by-now vast yet still under exposed field of entertainment and concern.
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Set during the mid-21st century, TekWar follows the life of Jake Cardigan, a detective who was later exonerated after being framed, convicted and sentenced for selling mind-altering technology called "tek". This week, Deadline reported a new TekWar series is in development, blending science fiction and science fact in the latest installment of the franchise.īased on the 1989 novel of the same name written by Star Trek's own William Shatner, TekWar led to numerous sequels, a comic book series, video game, movie, and live-action series. SEPTEMFormer detective Jim Cardigan is once again making the jump to television screens. Mind you, the novel winner, "They'd Rather be Right", by Mark Clifton and Frank Riley, is from 1954 ( Astounding, August through November), but it is also widely regarded as the worst Hugo-winning novel in history, so there's no harm looking at potential alternate winners in that category either! 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